sub woofer wiring, advice please

[brite]

I'm in the process of installing a Coustic amp model 241SE and single 10" kicker VR sub woofer into my 240 convert. My Panasonic CQ-DP383U Mp3 player on the back has 2 sets of RCA out puts marked preamp front and rear. What is preamp?

Where do I connect the wires to go from the Mp3 player to the amp inputs?.

Any help is welcomed.Cheers.

[180fan]

I'd check the back for another for sub. There should be another rca plug that says sub since the front and rear should be reserved for your speakers. Otherwise, you could run the rear lines into your amp I think

[RIPNROB(SBF)]

ok......high end decks may have 3 sets of outs but most only have 1 or 2 sets .a pre amp out is just that a pre(before)amp(amplifier)output.you just need to talk to someone that has a little knowlage at a local stereo shop

[C-Kwik]

Read the installation instructions for your stereo. If you no longer have it, you may be able to download it from the manufacturer's site.

Preamp is defined as before amplifier. These outputs connect to an amp through a patch cable. If your stereo has outputs that connect directly to your speakers those are amplified signals(to varying degrees).

I'm not familiar with the amp you are using. If you are using it for your sub only, then you can technically use either of the preamp outputs. You may see if you can switch one to a non-fading output if you are planning to run it with only the sub. Depending on the stereo this may allow you to control the volume of the sub from the deck seperately or even turn off the sub, say...if your mom will be riding with you or something. It will also keep the fader from affecting the signal strength.

If you can not change it to a non-fading output, then you need to decide you're preference as to which set of preamp outputs you will use. When I ran a basic set-up back in the "I'm too poor high school days" I ran my subs off the rear preamp output so that if I wanted to turn down the sub I would just fade the music to the front speakers. I'd lose the rear speaker sound, but it was usually temporary anyways.

If the amp is a multi-channel unit and you plan to run more than just a sub, describe the rest of your set-up and the amp. This could easily become a long post, but I don't feel like typing out endless possibilities. I'd rather narrow it down to the options you have. I already typed up the stuff above before I thought about this so that will just stay up.

[brite]

I got it figured out, it is the sub that requires extra wires, its a Kicker VR and has Four connections on the back for wiring either Parallel or in Series but the Kicker instruction manual never had any info on this and I found it on the internet. Poor show on Kicker.Cheers,

[C-Kwik]

I thought the question was regarding a preamp output connection. Not how to wire a dual voice coil sub....